by mgslaw | Oct 11, 2019 | Rail Industry
By: Matthew J. Hammer Advances in technology, operating practices, and capital improvements have turned today’s railroad into a safer, more efficient, and modern operation. But despite these recent advances, or perhaps because of them, plaintiffs’ attorneys continue...
by mgslaw | Aug 7, 2019 | Rail Industry
Read about Public Utility Crossing Issues HERE.
by mgslaw | Jul 7, 2019 | MGS News, Rail Industry
Read the article HERE.
by mgslaw | Mar 22, 2019 | Rail Industry
By: Matthew J. Hammer Two recent decisions from the Northern District of Illinois offer a glimpse into how courts could limit employee class actions under the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (“BIPA”). In those cases, the courts dismissed claims against...
by mgslaw | Nov 21, 2012 | Environmental Law, Rail Industry
Railroads are a very safe mode of transportation with an excellent track record, but on occasion derailments do occur. Some of these derailments result in spills and releases of molecules which bring them into the environmental regulatory arena. The environmental...
